Madrid, February 17, 2025
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The beautiful frescoes of the Russian Orthodox cathedral in Madrid were festively consecrated on Saturday, February 15.
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The Divine Liturgy for the feast of the Meeting of the Lord at the St. Mary Magdalene Cathedral was celebrated by His Eminence Metropolitan Nestor of Korsun, His Grace Bishop Ambrose of Bogorodsk, and His Grace Bishop Peter of Kafa of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Western Europe, His Eminence Archbishop Elisey of The Hague and Netherlands of the Archdiocese of Orthodox Churches of Russian Tradition in Western Europe, and local and visiting clergy, reports the Diocese of Korsun.
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During the Liturgy, Met. Nestor offered prayers for peace in Ukraine.
Following the service, the hierarchs consecrated the cathedral’s frescoes.
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Russian cathedral in Madrid included in list of city’s most beautiful churchesOf the roughly 100 churches in the city of Madrid, the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of St. Mary Magdalene has been recognized as one of the most beautiful.
“>In 2021, the cathedral was recognized by the Spanish newspaper El Mundo as one of Madrid’s beautiful churches.
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